The Uptown Jazz Tentet

CD Release Event for There It Is The Uptown Jazz Tentet is one of the most dynamic large jazz ensembles to emerge in 2016. Founded and led collaboratively by trumpeter Brandon Lee and trombonists Willie Applewhite & James Burton III, the band is comprised of ten of the most venerable and ubiquitous young sidemen in all of jazz. The compositional styles of Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Quincy Jones, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter and Wynton Marsalis inform the ethos of this powerhouse group, shaping the band's unique and unmistakable sound. The power of a big band + the intimacy of a small group. UptownJazzTentet.com

Smalls

07/27/2017

James Burton III / Trombone

Brandon Lee / Trumpet

Willie Applewhite / Trombone

Tatum Greenblatt / Trumpet

Jon Irabagon / Tenor Sax

William Anderson / Alto Sax

Carl Maraghi / Baritone Sax

Tom McEvoy / Piano

Clovis Nicolas / Bass

Peter Van Nostrand / Drums